Illness

Health

It took a mango-sized tumour to shatter my illusion of a perfect life

In early 2017, I injured my lower back. I couldn’t even stand up without pain or a severe hunch. The doctor referred me for physiotherapy which was where I learnt that an x-ray had showed an...

Personalities

Renowned marathoner Mok Ying Ren on the greatest race of his life

I was a very athletic kid. In primary school, I was the fastest kid for 1.6km and I got the best results for fitness tests. Subsequently, I did cross country, triathlons and marathons. In university,...

Illness

How God healed me and my grandmother

“Everything will work out for the best.” We’ve all heard this phrase before. It comforts us when things that don’t make sense happen in our lives, or we encounter difficult...

Real Life, Real People

Losing both my breasts at 28, cancer has given me a new perspective on life

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bridget Lee speaks to Tammy Chen, who shared about how a sudden double mastectomy made her realise what were the truly important things in life. Tammy’s...

Illness

One man’s journey through psoriatic arthritis

Before Tom Cannon got together with his girlfriend, Ethel, he had to lay all the cards down: They might never be able to have children of their own. Since 19 years old, Tom has been suffering from...

Life & Death

Stricken with cancer at 22, I came to accept that my life is in God’s hands

In January 2019, I began experiencing nausea, vomiting and bloating in my abdomen all of a sudden. These symptoms persisted for three days. Feeling uneasy, I decided to visit the GP who then referred...

Real Life, Real People

Diagnosed with Graves’ disease at 15, all I wanted to do was die

I had always thought I was a failure and a mistake. Diagnosed with Graves’ disease at the age of 15, I started hating life when I had to take medicine and go for blood tests regularly, unlike my...

Real Life, Real People

Drugs, sex and prison: How a HIV diagnosis led a prodigal son home

Living a double life as a dentistry graduate student by day and promiscuous drug addict by night, Dr Christopher Yuan was peddling drugs – even to his professor – to support his habit. “Three...

Illness

I thought cancer would ruin me, but it gave me a new beginning

I was 34 when I was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer behind the nose. But what hit me like a ton of bricks that day was the news that followed: my cancer had...